people were gathered in an anti-lockdown demonstration. social media video showed heavily armed police using water cannons. here in vienna on saturday, 40,000 protesters gathered against a vaccine man tate. still, european leaders say restrictions are needed to curb infections. reporter: i m ben wedeman in bucharest, row main ya, a country with some of the lowest vaccination rates and which recently saw saw some of the highest covid mortality rates on earth. the numbers are starting to go down. yet the deposit, sensitive to violent opposition elsewhere in europe to new lockdowns is considering easing restrictions, which leaves medical staff bracing for a fifth wave of covid before the fourth has actually ended. reporter: i m dave mckenzie in johannesburg.